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The View That We Comprehend Figurative Language by First Identifying

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The view that we comprehend figurative language by first identifying the literal meaning and then inferring the intended meaning is found in the _____ theory.


A) conceptual metaphor
B) class-inclusion
C) pragmatic
D) instantiation

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